McCormick Hall -- The Early Years

Month Year Description

? 1963 Band of 19 feral coeds colonizes McCormick Hall

Fall 1963 35 coeds arrive with class of '67

1963 Campus cops fail to prevent panty raid – 400 turn out to invade women's dorm

? First tea party

Fall 1964 50? coeds arrive with class of '68

? Flock of chickens take over lounge and phone booth on nth floor

Fall 1965 50? coeds arrive with class of '69

First year of freshman triples

Fall 1965 Dorm-wide drawer scramble (during quiz review the night before the first freshman quiz)

Sept 1965 The great blackout

? 1966 Monkey takes up residence behind wall of shoeboxes

Fall 1966 51 coeds arrive with class of '70

Mar 1967 A group of coeds - henceforth, "The Jello Team (Green)" - mixes green agar-agar in the Chapel moat in honor of St. Patricks Day (or evacuation day, which is PC in Boston)

Fall 1967 Overflow of senior and junior codes moved to Westgate

Winter 1967 A group of coeds - henceforth "The Jello Team (Red)" - mixes red Jell-o in the Chapel moat

Fall 1967 coeds arrive with class of '71

?late 1967 McCormick East tower opens

Fall 1968 61 coeds arrive with class of '72

? The great elevator rewire hack

? Parietals end

? Sticker bushes on path to Baker torn up and institute-mailed to planning office

Fall 1968 MIT-Wellesley exchange begins

Fall 1969 72 coeds arrive with class of '73

Fall 1969 Some coeds leave McCormick for Student House

May 1970 Student strike ends semester early

Fall 1970 ?100 coeds enter with class of '74; Freshman picture book integrated ? last class with higher standards for women

Fall 1970 East Campus, Senior House, Sigma Nu go coed

Women's crew team liberates men's locker room in boathouse

Fall 1971 Burton House goes coed

Men (unofficially) move into McCormick

May 1972 McCormick tear-gassed during march down Mass Ave.